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The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Federal judge temporarily halts Ohio's 'heartbeat abortion' law

Jul 8, 2019

An Ohio law banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat was temporarily blocked by a federal judge July... Read more

N Ireland bishops denounce 'undemocratic' attempt to expand abortion

Jul 8, 2019

Bishops in Northern Ireland have spoken out against amendments to a bill in the British parliament that would liberalize abortion... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Missouri abortion clinic allowed to operate without license during legal dispute

Jul 1, 2019

An administrative panel ruled Friday that the last abortion clinic in Missouri may continue operating while its lapsed license is... Read more

Migrants are detained north of the U.S. border.

People not politics: Pro-life groups unite to send aid to the border

Jun 28, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Reports of children with matted hair, inadequate sleep and no access to showers or clean clothes. A published photo of... Read more

North Dakota abortion clinic files suit against state requirements 

Jun 26, 2019

North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic, located in Fargo, is filing a lawsuit against two state laws that it claims force... Read more

After forced abortion threat, disability advocate says support is key to fight eugenics

Jun 26, 2019

By Courtney Mares

In the face of an increasingly ‘eugenic’ mentality toward people with disabilities in Europe -- exemplified in the recent overturned... Read more

Missouri abortion clinic given until Friday to appeal license revocation

Jun 25, 2019

A Missouri judge has agreed to allow the state’s last abortion clinic to continue performing abortions until this Friday, while... Read more

UK Health Secretary Matthew Hancock. Image via Shutterstock

Forced abortion decision overturned on appeal, according to reports

Jun 24, 2019

Thousands of people have signed a petition urging U.K. Health and Social Care Secretary Matthew Hancock to stop a forced... Read more

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, who vetoed four bills regulating abortion June 21, 2019.

Wis. Catholic Conference dismayed by veto of abortion bills

Jun 21, 2019

By Perry West

As the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin vetoed Friday four bills regulating abortion, Catholics in the state expressed disappointment with the... Read more

The Royal Courts of Justice, London. Editorial

UK court orders forced abortion for disabled woman

Jun 21, 2019

A British judge has authorized doctors to perform an abortion on a pregnant Catholic woman with developmental disabilities and a... Read more

Bishops decry introduction of assisted suicide, euthanasia in Australian state

Jun 19, 2019

The four Latin rite ordinaries in Victoria have written a pastoral letter denouncing the state's “new, and deeply troubling chapter... Read more

A rally at the last Planned Parenthood in Missouri.

Botched abortions at Missouri's last abortion clinic raise questions

Jun 19, 2019

In a legal battle over the closure of Missouri’s last functioning Planned Parenthood, state health department officials cited four botched... Read more

Lou Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam, at a White House meeting with governors-elect, Dec. 13, 2018.

Guam's Catholics oppose governor's plan to expand abortion

Jun 17, 2019

Catholics in Guam have organized a prayer rally to protest the territorial governor's plan to recruit a doctor willing to... Read more

Kenyan court rules that rape victims have right to abortion

Jun 15, 2019

Kenya's High Court ruled Wednesday that rape victims whose pregnancy threatens their life or health have a right to procure... Read more

Surgical tools.

Pro-life leader: All-time high abortion rate in UK shows society has failed women, children

Jun 14, 2019

More than 200,000 UK women received an abortion in 2018, setting an all-time high rate of abortion in England and... Read more

St Louis University: employee who signed abortion rights letter apologized, retracted support

Jun 14, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

A group of 180 business leaders this week signed an open letter, published June 10 as a full-page advertisement in... Read more

Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, the organization whose Pinterest account was suspended June 2019.

Pinterest suspends pro-life group's account, citing 'health misinformation'

Jun 13, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

Pinterest, a social media site with 300 million active users, has banned pro-life activist group Live Action from its platform,... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Judge issues injunction to keep MO abortion clinic open another two weeks

Jun 11, 2019

Judge Michael F. Stelzer of Missouri Circuit Court in St. Louis granted the city’s Planned Parenthood clinic a preliminary injunction... Read more

Pope Francis and U.S. vice president Joe Biden in Vatican City, April 29, 2016.

Under pressure, Biden now supports federal abortion funding

Jun 7, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

The 1976 Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of Medicaid funds for most abortions. Biden, who voted as a senator in... Read more

Judge: Missouri can't require doctors' testimony in hearing on abortion clinic

Jun 5, 2019

A Missouri circuit court judge ruled Tuesday that doctors not employed by a St. Louis Planned Parenthood do not have... Read more